Frequent Citations

Old-Fashioned Blog Hopping

Way back in the day, before I even started this blog, I stumbled upon blogs by googling for something and then following link to link to link. It was fun, and I never knew quite where I'd end up. There was a certain rhythm to it, too. Click--nothing new, go back. Click, read. Click--oh look! Shiny new template! Click, read, click.

Then two things happened. One, I got Google Reader and started pulling all my blog reading through that. Two, Blogger changed commenting procedures so that I couldn't leave comments without logging out of my gmail account, back in with another account and a password I could never remember, etc. So even when I went to a blog, I often couldn't leave a comment.

And you know I can't stop myself from contributing my two cents.

I realized the other day that I was beginning to feel estranged from my own little blogging community. Also, it seems that Blogger has somewhat reformed itself and will allow me to again post as Citations. Putting all that together, I think I'm going to stop using Reader for the blogs I like to visit regularly. I'm going to go back to the click and read, and drop a few comments here and there. Maybe I'll make some fun discoveries while I'm at it.

In the meantime, Google, I know you're reading this. Please figure out a way for me to be logged in under two different names simultaneously. That would greatly facilitate my double life. Thank you.

Great Liturature In Film And Flags

Film versions of literary works are always a dicey proposition. It's too easy to cut the wrong line or wrong scenes, to cast characters with bad chemistry, to shoot it with distracting scenery. But this version here clearly gets everything absolutely right. Brilliant.

Knowledge Is Power

So keep an eye on Congress. I stumbled upon this site while doing research for my paper on doing research. Oy. But it's a great little site, much more user-friendly than the government's own sites. Plus, it has pictures! Seriously, when you look up a floor debate it puts pictures by the Senators' speeches--how cool is that?

Who are you calling a dork?

So True

HT: The Neutral Zone Trap.

The Movie Of Your Life Is A Black Comedy

In your life, things are so twisted that you just have to laugh. You may end up insane, but you'll have fun on the way to the asylum. Your best movie matches: Being John Malkovich, The Royal Tenenbaums, American Psycho

If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?

I haven't seen American Psycho, and I never will. But there is a wide streak of black comedy in my life, no doubt. Or perhaps I just look for it.

Brains In Vats

Very cool, and very scary.

Maps

I was just chatting with a friend of mine (you know who you are) about maps. The subject arose in the context of discussing plans to go to the best bar in town, but that's not the point.

The point is that maps are awesome. And here is a site devoted to maps. It is, needless to say, fantastic.

And it lets you contrast views of the US that might have been with those of the US that might be... or maybe not.

Playing With Food

As I was cutting up vegetables for the salad tonight, I never thought about doing this with them:

Feel Like Dancing?

I stumbled upon this video--hope you enjoy.

So Behind The Times!

The Volokh Conspiracy finally got around to posting this fun little link today. Boy sent it to me a week ago. Tsk. It was also really quite late with its news about the cartoon primer I'm sure you all remember--the one where stick figures explain the subprime mortgage crisis.

I guess it's nice that whatever else is going on, at least I'm ahead of the curve on important things.

Yet Another Distraction

Because you cannot have too many fun things to do on the Internet(s). (Warning, safe for work but deadly for productivity.)

And there's only so much political news you can ready, apparently.